My Classical Crusade: BYU Freshman Bucket List

So you’re a freshman — at BYU Provo. Now what is there to do in lil’ ole’ Provo? Actually, there is so much to do — and it’s all so close.

My freshman year at BYU was full of busy work, fun, new experiences, stress, and adventure. BYU offers such an amazing variety of things to do for weekends, dates, and solo adventures! Provo — as a city — also provides a fun mixture of things to experience and things to see.

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Here are some of my personal favorite things to do:

BYU

Plays and musical performances in the HFAC - all year long :)
Dance performances in the Richards Building (RB) - like the Senior performance during Winter semester
Foam Party — sometime during September at one of the off-campus housing areas — keep an eye on Facebook for something like this
Home Football games at LaVell Edwards Stadium — real fun is running to the spot on campus where the Line Passes are handed out to ROC pass holders — wait overnight in the ROC line
Football game projected in the Wilk or Marriott Center
Club Tuesday nights at the Wilk
Devotional Tuesday @11am
3D Printing classes at the Library (HBLL)
Window shopping at the BYU Store — DownEast and Deseret Bookstore
Creamery on 9th (and Helaman) Ice Cream
Eyring Science Center (ESC) Planetarium shows on Fridays
Random events/performances in the Wilk — like Jamesthemormon
Hunger Banquet — Winter semester in the Wilk
Divine Comedy performances — they are gold <3

Provo Area

Waling the grounds of the Provo City Center Temple or Provo Temple — and Baptisms ;)
Walking to Center Street for MANY ice cream shops
Provo Library — meet authors & book signings like Shannon Hale
Go jeeping in the mountains
Camping in the mountains — many trails for hiking and camping
Participate in Y-Serve at BYU in order to travel and get off campus every once in a while
Visit Provo Lake
Hike the Y — early in the morning, day, and night!!
City Center parties and activities during September/October

Beyond Provo

Visit the Puppy Barn in Spanish Fork — need transportation of some sort
Ride the Amtrak to Salt Lake City for a day
Color Festival — Winter semester at Indian Temple in Spanish Fork

Go exploring! It really is so great here! Cramped — and slightly dangerous — but awesome. There is so much to see. Lots of restaurants to try, and activities like the Escape the Room thing.